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Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer is the Premier League's all-time top scorer with 260 goals and a leading TV pundit from the BBC's flagship football programme Match of the Day. Euro '96 Golden Boot winner Alan will be sharing his thoughts on all things football every week throughout the 2016/17 season.

Alan Shearer on English sides in the Champions League

In the latest of a series of exclusive sit-down video blogs, Coral football ambassador Alan Shearer talks to our very own Nicola McGeady about how the four English sides got on in the Champions League this past midweek.

Shearer discusses all of Arsenal, Tottenham, Leicester City and Manchester City in turn. Have a listen below for his thoughts:

Leicester

Riyad Mahrez’s brace in Brugge helped Leicester City to win their first-ever Champions League game, and Coral football ambassador Alan Shearer feels that is the big story from this week’s English sides in Europe.

Riyad Mahrez, the reigning PFA Player of the Year, helped himself to two goals in Brugge with fellow winger Marc Albrighton also on the scoresheet.

“What a story,” exclaimed Shearer. “To go away in the Champions League after what they did last year and get the result was just amazing.”

Man City

Premier League leaders Manchester City extended their 100 per cent record in all competitions to seven successive wins thanks to a belated 4-0 Champions League romp at home to Borussia Monchengladbach. Sergio Aguero hit another hat-trick here.